Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4, Late 2013) vs Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013)

Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4, Late 2013) $450
Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013) $900
Base Price (MSRP)
$450
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
CPU
Tegra 4
CPU
Core i5-3317U
GPU
Tegra 4
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
Memory
2GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080 Touch
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080 Touch
CPU Image
Tegra 4
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-3317U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Tegra 4 vs Core i5-3317U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Tegra 4
48 Shaders
672MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
64.51 GFLOPS FP32
0%
N/A
0%
269 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Tegra 4 vs HD 4000 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
2GB
LPDDR3-1866
4GB
DDR3L-1600
Unknown # Tabs
0%
8 Tabs
2%
32GB
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64GB
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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Area
48 in² (309.8 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
48 in² (309.8 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
Gobi 4000
4G
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 100Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
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Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Integrated Chipset
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1x micro-HDMI 1.4
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
24W
12.00V
2.00A
48W
12.00V
3.60A
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USB-PD
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect 5-Pin
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
31.5Wh
4257mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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42Wh
5676mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
8.9 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
13 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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Weight
910 g (32.1 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Change Comparison